Well, it's back to work today....but it was a great vacation! Ahhh....being teachers has definite benefits. We were off work from Decemeber 21st until January 7th. We spent our break loafing around our house, getting things ready for the baby, watching the 3rd season of Lost, and eating lots of fudge!
Christmas was certainly different without family, but it was special in lots of ways. After being forbidden by the doctor to climb in our car and drive to Texas while I was 36 weeks pregnant, we settled into the idea of having a Troy & Stevi Christmas. We ate traditional Christmas meals from both sides of our family, read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and watched Elf. Best of all, we had time to reflect, pray, and enjoy reading about the birth of our Savior. Enjoying many quiet moments allowed us to feel as though the meaning and purpose of Christmas didn't escape us this year. It was a blessed time.
We were not entirely alone...a precious elder in our church and his wife, Dr. and Mrs. Ware invited us for Christmas dinner. They hail from Spokane, originally, and Dr. Ware did his undergraduate studies at Whitworth. In a place like Kentucky, it's especially fun to be around fellow Northwesterners who understand why we are shocked that the no-smoking ban is still being implemented in HOSPITALS this year (!), why we don't think race horses need public televised funerals, and who have heard of things like huckleberries and recycling!
Another evening, we played cards with our neighbors and their family. We were the only ones present who were under 75, and we learned lots about everything from cards to politics. It was a fabulous time. I know our baby will have lots of Kentucky grandparents!
Now....we are just playing the waiting game until our baby is born.....and we promise to blog more often, especially once we have his cute little face to post (at least we're hoping he's cute....)! Three more weeks....hopefully less!
6 comments:
Yeah, we know what it is like to find fellow Northwesterners to relate to.
Yeah for a new post. Thinking of you as the due date draws nearer. I'm glad you had such a special Christmas together!
That last month can be a real test of patience waiting for the little guy to make his appearance! We'll continue to pray for health for mom and baby! Looking forward to seeing pictures of him!
The Ware's were the people who arranged a place for me to stay when I went to the TFTG conference in 2006. I stayed with Brad and Patti Waggoner, but I don't think he is a prof there any more...from what I can tell via Google research, he took a position at Lifeway ministries.
Anyways, I got to meet the Ware's for a little while while in Kentucky for the conference. Also, he and Phil Campbell knew each other in high school, via Trinity Baptist Church. The Sawatzky's also know them from their time at Trinity. Small world! Yea for Spokanites throughout the USA, and a double yea for Huckleberries!
Puh-lease hurry up with a NEW BABY post!!!!!!!!
CAN'T WAIT!!! I need to call you all sometime soon...
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